frankly, i think it's very, very positive for obama. it shouldn't be, necessarily, but it is politically speaking. >> why do you think the hurricane was so positive for the president? >> because it got everybody off of his record. people aren't talking about his record. people aren't talking about what he's done, what he hasn't done. people are talking about the hurricane and they see him standing with people that have serious problems. i mean, it was a very, very big problem. it was a terrible, terrible jolt to the country. but they see him out there standing with people and frankly i think that's probably helping him. it shouldn't be, but it's helping him. >> you know, today you've got governor cuomo saying he'd like the federal government to pick up the tab for all the devastation in new york. you have chris christie saying that the federal government should pick up the tab for the devastation in new jersey. how much do you think all these photo ops with governor christie is worth to christie and his state? >> i think they're worth a